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NetApp becomes seventh wildcard team for Ronde van Vlaanderen

by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Team psyched by admission to WorldTour Classic

One month after allocating six of the wildcard places for the race, the Ronde van Vlaanderen organisers have awarded a seventh berth to the German NetApp team. The squad will join the eighteen ProTeams on April 1st, as well as Belgian Pro Contine... → Read More


Greipel blasts to victory on stage one of Tour of Oman

by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Lotto Belisol rider beats Galimzyanov and Farrar into Wadi Al Huwqayn

Already having four wins to his credit this season, Andre Greipel took more scalps when he triumphed on stage one of the Tour of Oman. The Lotto Belisol rider delivered a perfect sprint to out-muscle Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha), Tyler Farrar (Garmin-... → Read More


Jon Tiernan Locke Interview: Tour of the Med winner talks about career thus far

by Ed Hood - Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Bright future ahead for Endura Racing rider

Anyone who thought that Englishman Jon Tiernan-Locke’s top six GC placing and King of the Mountains win in the 2011 Tour of Britain was a freak result had their eyes opened over the weekend when the 27 year-old from Plymouth won the first stage, four... → Read More


Roelandts hospitalised due to complications from neck injury

by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Dizziness leads to ongoing assessment by brain doctors

Lotto Belisol rider Jurgen Roelandts has been forced to undergo 72 hours of observation in the stroke department of the ‘Onze Lieve Vrouw’ hospital in Aalst after complications arose from his crash one month ago.The Belgian hit the deck hard on the o... → Read More


Wiggins makes season debut tomorrow, says he’s ‘way ahead of last year’

by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Briton believes he’s looking good heading into 2012

Bradley Wiggins will begin his season tomorrow in the Volta ao Algarve, where he’ll have the opportunity to assess the energy built up from the trickle charge of all the training kilometres he’s clocked up in recent months. Encouragingly for his... → Read More


Team Type 1 Sanofi hails mixed success as extreme weather sweeps Europe

by Ben Atkins - Monday, February 13, 2012
Podium places in Reggio Calabria; Plans foiled by snow in Tour Mediterranéen

Team Type 1-Sanofi continued its European campaign this weekend with the Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria and the Tour Mediterranéen. With the extreme winter weather that is sweeping the continent though, the team enjoyed considerable success... → Read More


Race organiser: “The Muur is in the E3-prijs because it is a Monument”

by Ben Atkins - Monday, February 13, 2012
Newly promoted WorldTour race hopes to capitalise on the iconic climb discarded by the Ronde van Vlaanderen

When the organisation of the E3-prijs Vlaanderen announced the race’s route in November of last year, it announced that the Muur van Geraardsbergen would be included in its 203km parcours. The cobbled climb, which was a fixture in the parcours of th... → Read More


Video: Sean Kelly assess Boonen’s Classics chances and names Evans as Tour favourite

by Shane Stokes - Monday, February 13, 2012
Cycling expert and former world number one believes Australian could repeat

Cycling legend Sean Kelly has said that Tom Boonen’s return to form has been impressive, but believes it’s still too soon to be able to say if the Belgian will be in top shape for the Classics. The Irishman won most of the major Classics during hi... → Read More


Lotto-Belisol ambitious for Tours of Oman and Algarve

by Ben Atkins - Monday, February 13, 2012
André Greipel to make his return after illness; Jurgen Van Den Broeck keen to test his time trial skills

The Lotto-Belisol heads into the races of the next week, the Tour of Oman and the Volta ao Algarge, with very different ambitions. German sprinter André Greipel will make his return in Oman, after being forced to sit out last week’s Tour of Qatar th... → Read More


Tony Martin targets Algarve defence, Steegmans and Chavanel chase Oman success

by Shane Stokes - Monday, February 13, 2012
Schleck, Cancellara and Klöden in action for RadioShack

After dominant performances in the Tour of Qatar and the Tour de San Luis plus double stage success in the Challenge Mallorca, the Omega Pharma Quick Step team is aiming to further add to its list of ten wins in 2012.The Belgian ProTeam is sending st... → Read More


Endura manager Smith says team had full confidence in Tiernan Locke

by Shane Stokes - Monday, February 13, 2012
Team was initially refused Tour of Mediterranean slot, Madiot also opposed to invite

Jon Tiernan Locke’s performance may have been a surprise to those who didn’t previously know him, but his Endura Racing team manager Brian Smith said that the team had strong confidence in him heading into the Tour of the Mediterranean. Tiernan L... → Read More


Koldo Fernandez hoping for good fit at Garmin-Barracuda

by Kyle Moore - Monday, February 13, 2012
Euskaltel-Euskadi transfer excited to finally ride with other Classics specialists

After eight seasons spent riding with his home Basque team Euskaltel-Euskadi, Koldo Fernandez (Garmin-Barracuda) is excited about the prospect of riding for a team that can legitimately contest the types of races that suit his style. Fernandez, mo... → Read More


Young guns series: Andy Fenn makes perfect ProTeam debut

by Reno Van Dael - Sunday, February 12, 2012
Background to Omega Pharma Quick Step’s neo-pro star

At the end of each season, there are riders who decide to retire or step down to the amateur leagues of cycling, sometimes forced by injury or contracts not being extended. The void they leave behind is filled with new riders, who either step up from... → Read More


Cross roundup: Stybar rues Worlds illness after Superprestige win

by Kyle Moore - Sunday, February 12, 2012
Nys takes GP Stad Eeklo, Pauwels bests Van der Haar at GP Heuts

Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sprinted to victory ahead of Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) in yesterday’s Superprestige finale in Middelkerke, and while he is excited to finish the season with strong form, the win had him wondering what might ha... → Read More


Viviani takes second stage win and overall victory in the Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, February 12, 2012
Strong early season form continues for Italian

Clocking up yet another victory in what has been a superb start to his season, Elia Viviani (Liquigas Cannondale) grabbed his second consecutive stage win at the Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria and sealed the overall victory. The talented... → Read More


Tiernan Locke wins final stage and overall of Tour of Mediterranean

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, February 12, 2012
Huge result for Endura Racing team

Having already stunned the peloton with his stage one win in the Tour of the Mediterranean, Jon Tiernan Locke pulled off an even bigger coup today when he soloed to victory on the final day and took the overall classification. The British Team En... → Read More


With career under a shadow, Longo set to retire

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, February 12, 2012
Husband/coach faces charges relating to importation of doping substances

Following the arrest of her husband and coach Patrice Ciprelli on Wednesday and his charging two days later, Jeannie Longo appears set to retire from cycling. Bruno Ravaz, a lawyer representing both her and Ciprelli, told RMC radio that he believ... → Read More


Mont Faron dropped from Tour of the Mediterranean stage due to snow

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, February 12, 2012
Shortened final stage will finish on top of the Col de La Garde

The climatic finish atop Mont Faron near Toulon was expected to see the big guns in the Tour of the Mediterranean scrap it out, but instead the climb has had to be removed from today’s race. The freezing conditions which have affected many Europe... → Read More


Tour Mediterranéen: Two in two days for Michel Kreder in shortened stage three

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, February 11, 2012
Race lead for Garmin-Barracuda Dutchman as the snow continues to disrupt southern France

Michel Kreder (Garmin-Barracuda) took his second victory in two days as the unusually harsh weather conditions in the south of France saw an altered third stage of the Tour Mediterranéen. What was supposed to be a 127km stage between La Seyne sur Me... → Read More


Elia Viviani dominates sprint to take Reggio Calabria opener

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, February 11, 2012
Liquigas-Cannondale rider fastest Italian of the year so far after green and blue team pulls back the break

Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) emphasised his current status as the fastest Italian in the peloton with a dominant victory in the first stage of the Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria. The track specialist crossed the line several lengths cl... → Read More

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